Intro
Am7 Dm7 Am7 Dm7 Dm7/F# C
[Verse 1]
Am7 Dm7 Am7
Almost made you love me, almost made you cry
Dm7 Dm7/G C
Almost made you happy, babe , didn't I, didn't I?
Am7 Dm7 Am7
You almost had me thinkin' you were turned around
Dm7 Dm7 C
But everybody knows, almost doesn't count
[Verse 2]
Am7 Dm7 Am7
Almost heard you saying you were finally free
Dm7 Dm7/G C
What was always missing for you, babe, you found it in me
Am7 Dm7 Am7
But, you can't get to heaven half off the ground
Dm7 Dm7 C
Everybody knows, almost doesn't count
[Chorus]
Am7
I can't keep on loving you one foot outside the door
G Fmaj9
I hear a funny hesitation of a heart that's never really sure
Am7
Can't keep on trying if you're looking for more, than all that
Dm7 Dm7 G
I can give you than what you came here for
[Verse 3]
G Am7 F#m7 Am7
Gonna find me somebody not afraid to let go
Dm7 Dm7/G C
Want a no doubt, be there kind of man you came real close
Am7 Dm7 Am7 Dm7
But every time you built me up , you only let me down
Dm7/G C
But everybody knows, almost doesn't count
[Bridge]
Am7 E7 Am7 D9
Hey , hey (everybody knows)
Am7 D9 Am7 E7 Am7 D9
Hey, hey hey
Am7 E7 Am7 D9
can't keep on waiting, can't keep on trying
Dm7 Dm7/G C
Everybody knows , almost doesn't count
[Chorus]
Am7
I can't keep on loving you one foot outside the door
G Fmaj9
I hear a funny hesitation of a heart that's never really sure
Am7
Can't keep on trying if you're looking for more, than all that
Dm7 Dm7 G
I can give you than what you came here for
[Verse 4]
G Am7 F#m7 Am7
Maybe you'll be sorry, maybe you'll be cold
Dm7 Dm7/G C
Maybe you'll come running back, baby, from the cruel, cruel world
Am7 Dm7 Am7 Dm7
Almost convinced me you're gonna stick around
Dm7/G C
But everybody knows, almost doesn't count
[Outro]
Am7 Dm7 Am7
So maybe I'll be here, maybe I'll see you around
Dm7 Dm7/G C
That's the way it goes, almost doesn't count